Today (February 25), an Atlanta judge ordered T.I. to pay more child support to the mother of two of his children, Lashona Dixon.Dixon took T.I. to court earlier this year claiming that the monthly payments of $3000 that she received from the rapper wasn't enough to support her and their two sons.Dixon was seeking as much as $10,000 a month but Judge Bensonetta Tipton bumped the payment to $5000 on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.The judge also ordered T.I. to pay half of the children's extracurricular activities and all their medical expenses. He is no longer required to pay for the children's private school tuition.Randy Kessler, Dixon's attorney, called the judge's decision "a complete victory" and said that his client is "very greatful".T.I.’s lawyers could not be reached for commentThe rapper has three other children outside of his relationship with Dixon.

UK brand Yes No Maybe presents an interesting set of new New Era caps. It looks like we have not seen it all yet. “The Fez” cap comes with a velour upper, logo embroidery on the back, gold silk lining and a tazzle. The “Velcro Patch” caps feature velcro uppers and all come with a series of patches that you can play around with. The cap is offered in a series of colorways. Both caps can be purchased in the "Yes No Maybe online" store.

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Hold ya head Rhi...

Rapper and young businessman Soulja Boy born DeAndre Ramone Way, 18, aka Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, who may have not had the expected CD sales initially from his album isouljaboytellem is definitely still keeping his money flowing with other business ventures, the latest being a deal with Cricket Communications.Cricket Wireless has partnered with Soulja Boy to use his new single ‘Kiss Me Thru the Phone‘ to drive users to their newly launched music service.The low cost wireless provider recently launched a music service allowing Cricket customers to purchase songs and download them directly to their mobile phones and also on to their computers.The wireless giant is attempting to become a “one stop shop” that offers mobile content as well as network services.Over-the-air downloads cost $1.99 each, or consumers can pay a $5 monthly charge which gives them three download credits. ‘Sideloading,’ which is a cheaper option allowing users to download songs to their PCs from mycricket.com and then ’sideload’ it on to their phone is $0.99 per track.

Now I'll admit, he's not my favorite rapper, but the boy is doing it. I mean think about it. The way he used YouTube and Myspace for PR was crazy. So Soulja Boy, the Big Men Trendsetters salute you. Keep getting money man.

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In case you havent heard, the Big Men Trendsetters do music as well. Check out the songs and tell us what yall think.

http://www.channel945.com/new2/artists/clearcuttmusic

Hip-Hop mogul and business man JD (Jermaine Dupri) at the MAGIC Marketplace (Fashion & Apparel Trade Show) in Las Vegas and shows off his new business venture “Pop Watch” which is a unique style of watches with crazy faces and designs. Jermaine Durpi displayed his watches at the S.L.A.T.E. (Select, Lifestyle, Apparel, Trends, Emergence) showcase; a 40,000 square foot juried fashion forward event which is described as a juried assortment of eclectic and sophisticated brands that originated in the skate, surf and street communities and are steadily making their way into the mainstream with all the fashion and attitude of the hipsters, artists and musicians who’ve inspired them.
The Magic Marketplace was held from February 17-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Below is a link to J.D.'s blog on YouTube. On this webisode he is actually at the MAGIC show, in Vegas, showing off his new line of watches. Good Stuff J.D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcQcCCmzyFg

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Earlier this season the Nike Terminator Hybrid has released for the first time. Here we show you now two upcoming colorways of the sneaker, which fuses the classic Nike Terminator Hi with other technologies coming from Nike. These will be released on February 28th.

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So Android is comming out with the G2. Honestly the G1 never really did anything for me, I mean with its shape, and the countless bad reviews I've heard from G1 users, I guess its a welcomed change. It looks a little bit moore sleeker than the orginal, and probably has more features.

The specs are listed below:

ProcessorQualcomm
® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz
Operating SystemAndroid
Memory ROM: 512 MBRAM: 192 MB
Dimensions 113 x 55 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches)Weight 118.5 grams ( 4.18 ounces) with batteryDisplay 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolutionNetwork
HSDPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz, Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speedsQuad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control Trackball with Enter button
GPS Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data RateWi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/gHTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGGVideo supported formats MP4, 3GP
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion batteryCapacity: 1340 mAh
Talk time:Up to 400 minutes for WCDMAUp to 450 minutes for GSM
Standby time:Up to 660 hours for WCDMAUp to 420 hours for GSM(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 47/63 HzDC output: 5V and 1ASpecial Features G-sensor

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Luda and Common Do Hip Hop 101 NAACP Nominees

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